Japanese stocks, which had already been in a downtrend continued to fall.

日本的股票，在此之前持续走低。

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The rebound helped Japanese companies recover some of the value they have lost as stocks went into free fall after the recent series of disasters.

这一反弹帮助日本企业挽回了一些它们在股市上失去的市值。 日本最近一系列的灾难导致股票价格自由落体式地下跌。

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Chinese stocks started the day higher on the back of the official PMI, but failed to hold on to their earlier gains as HSBC's PMI and another sharp fall in Japanese stocks damaged sentiment.

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